David Hare wrote:
> Ok, getting somewhere now but still some odd behaviour. Purged
> kdesudo-trinity and disabled my user from /etc/sudoers.
>
> ~/trinity/share/config/kdesurc reads:
>
> [Passwords]
> Keep=false
>   


I have that.


> [super-user-command]
> super-user-command=su
>   


I know what that is.


> Now, if I do, e.g. <kdesu kwrite> in konsole:
>
> dzz@exelinux:~$ kdesu kwrite
> Error: "/tmp/kde-dzz" is owned by uid 1000 instead of uid 0.
> Error: "/tmp/ksocket-dzz" is owned by uid 1000 instead of uid 0.
> kdeinit: Shutting down running client.
> /usr/bin/iceauth:  creating new authority file /root/.ICEauthority
> Error: "/tmp/ksocket-dzz" is owned by uid 1000 instead of uid 0.
> Error: "/tmp/kde-dzz" is owned by uid 1000 instead of uid 0.
> kbuildsycoca running...
> Error: "/var/tmp/kdecache-dzz" is owned by uid 1000 instead of uid 0.
> Error: "/tmp/kde-dzz" is owned by uid 1000 instead of uid 0.
> DCOP Cleaning up dead connections.
> Error: "/var/tmp/kdecache-dzz" is owned by uid 1000 instead of uid 0.
> Error: "/var/tmp/kdecache-dzz" is owned by uid 1000 instead of uid 0.
> Error: "/var/tmp/kdecache-dzz" is owned by uid 1000 instead of uid 0.
>
> It opens but then I can't use kicker or the menu to open anything
> else, dcop server crashes:
>
> "KLauncher could not be reached via DCOP"
>
> If I then issue (as user) <kdeinit> everything then behaves normally
> for the rest of the session! The error reappears on next login though.
>
> This is now consistent over numerous reboots/relogins and for a second
> user account also
>
> Similar behaviour with sux
>
> An annoyance but not a showstopper so far.
>
> @Jimmy:
>
> <help:/kdesu/using-kdesu.html> (in a konq window) might have a clue to
> the password retention issue, seems a kde thing (probably
> configurable)
>
> Note my kdesurc
>
> [Passwords]
> Keep=false
>   


David, just so you know, I don't know what's going on, maybe if you get 
it figure out you can do a step-by-step rundown on the changes you made 
and the expected behavior !?! After more than 8 years using Debian I'm 
still just a point-n-click user. :-P

Thanks,

-- 
Jimmy Johnson

Debian Squeeze - Trinity KDE 3.5.12 at sda12
Registered Linux User #380263